OH OH - Willa Sue Ramey, 17, Portsmouth, 19 March 1943

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Missing Since: Friday, March 19, 1943
Missing From: Portsmouth, Scioto County,
Ohio
Name: Willa Sue Ramey
Nicknames: Billy, Billie
Race: White
Sex: Female
Age: 17
Height: 5’2”
Weight: 100 pounds
Hair Color: Blonde
Eye Color: Blue
Clothing: A light blue coat, red sweater, green-white skirt and brown and white shoes.

Circumstances of Disappearance: Willa reportedly disappeared after leaving home that morning on her way to Portsmouth High School. It was raining that day and apparently no one saw her leave her home. She did not take her school books or any money with her. Her stepfather admits to having an argument with her a few weeks prior, but doesn’t believe she would have left home because of it. Her mother says she was a good daughter, an ideal student, popular with her friends and at times “highly nervous”.

Willas Dissapearance

Clipping found in The Coshocton Tribune published in Coshocton, Ohio on 3/23/1943. Willas Dissapearance

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Willa Ramey Missing

Clipping found in The Daily Times published in New Philadelphia, Ohio on 3/26/1943. Willa Ramey Missing

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May 19, 1943, page 1 - The Daily Advocate at Newspapers.com - Newspapers.com

View the digital scanned newspaper from The Daily Advocate dated May 19, 1943, page 1.

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$500 reward offered. This article has her name as Willa Belle Ramey, although census records show her as Willa Sue Ramey.

Article clipped from The Times Recorder

Clipping found in The Times Recorder published in Zanesville, Ohio on 2/11/1944.

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$1,000 reward offered. Her mother says she didn’t have any particular boyfriend and wouldn’t have run away.

Willa Ramey Dissapearance

Clipping found in Record Herald published in Washington Court House, Ohio on 3/19/1946. Willa Ramey Dissapearance

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$2,000 reward offered.